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Good triumphed over evil in George Lucas’ Star Wars series, but the battle wasn’t yet won in the director’s 1966 student film, Freiheit (German for “freedom”). Lucas shows us a young man (Randal Kleiser, who would go on to direct Grease) running from unknown assailants and quickly being shot to death. Different voiceovers discussing freedom take us to the brief credits. All accounts tell us that… Continue reading Before 'Star Wars,' George Lucas Made This Poignant Student Film About Freedom

One of the biggest disappointments when it came to The Phantom Menace (aside from the annoying Jar Jar Binks) was that they kill off one of the franchise’s coolest villains without letting us get to know him better. Darth Maul was a badass character, rocking the double lightsabers with a freakish appearance that made him look like an offspring of the devil. In my opinion, he… Continue reading George Lucas to Bring Darth Maul Back from Dead for ' The Clone Wars'